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U-4712Type XXIII
Feldpost NumberM 52 911
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number954
Ordered7th Jul 1944
Keel laid3rd Jan 1945
Launched1st Mar 1945
Commissioned3rd Apr 1945
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.45 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
04.45 - 05.45OL Karl-Heinz Rohlfing
05.45 - 05.45KL Karl Fleige
see also: U-18 

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